COURSE OBJECTIVES

This course is a continuation of Elementary Chinese I. In addition to helping students to consolidate their elementary knowledge of Chinese obtained in the first semester, this course will introduce them to more vocabulary and grammar. We will continue to focus on improving aural-oral fluency and comprehension, and will also develop reading and writing skills.  At the end of the year course students will have learned about 750 characters and basic grammatical rules, which will enable them to converse and write on simple daily topics with relative ease and effectiveness.

COURSE MATERIALS

(We will continue with the three remaining lessons in Part One of Integrated Chinese 1. After that, we will start using Part Two of Integrated Chinese 1 as specified in the following.)

1. Tao-chung Yao et al. Integrated Chinese, Level 1 Part 2: Textbook. Boston: Cheng & Tsui, 1997 (available at the University Bookstore).

2. _____. Integrated Chinese, Level 1 Part 2: Workbook.

3. _____. Integrated Chinese, Level 1 Part 2: Character Workbook.

4. Audio tapes for the texts are available for listening in the Language Lab and online.

5. Supplementary materials will be handed out in class.

COURSE ORGANIZATION AND GRADING

Basically, the course will be organized in the same way as last semester, with approximately seven sessions devoted to each lesson (We may have one extra session on some lessons). As we did last semester, detailed arrangements of class activities will be given in day-by-day schedules distributed before each new lesson.

In addition to the quiz (usually in the form of dictation) and oral performance (which will be graded and counted as one quiz), for each lesson there will be a comprehensive written test. Policy on quizzes: the worst three quizzes and the worst comprehensive test will not count towards your final course grade. There will be no make-ups for any missed quizzes, unless for family emergency or doctor testified sickness. There will be a final exam consisting of both oral and written elements. Here is the breakdown of the course grading, which will be eventually converted into a letter grade for your final grade on this course:

ATTENDANCE AND REQUIREMENTS

Students must attend each class. No absence will be honored unless it has been permitted in advance by the instructor or recommended by a physician in the case of sickness.  A student who incurs an absence must make up all work missed during the absence except for quizzes, and must submit assignments on the due dates. Unauthorized absence and frequent late arrival will adversely affect your final grade in the following way: each unauthorized absence (or five 5-minute late arrivals) will cause the deduction of one point from your percent score. For example, John Smith has a percent score of 92. He has accumulated 2.8 deductible points because of two absences and four late arrivals. After the deduction, his final percent score is 89.2. While a percent score of 92 may be converted into an A-, a score of 89 is a B+ instead.

It is useful to note that this course adheres to the FSU STUDENT HONOR CODE as described in the student handbook.